- Gwinnett County School District
- 1st Grade
AKS Standards
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- Overview of the Curriculum -- Kindergarten through Grade 8
- Specialized Programs and Services (K-12)
- AKS Standards by Grade Level (K-8)
- High School AKS Standards
- The AKS by Subject -- Grades K-12
1st Grade -- Science
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1st Grade Science
A - Life Science
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the basic needs of plants and animals
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the similarities and differences between parents and offspring
B - Physical Science
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate light and sound
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to demonstrate the effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects
C - Earth Science
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate weather data to identify weather patterns
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1st Grade Science -- Science Grade 1 Enrich
A - Life Science
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the basic needs of plants and animals
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the similarities and differences between parents and offspring
B - Physical Science
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate light and sound
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to demonstrate the effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects
C - Earth Science
- obtain, evaluate, and communicate weather data to identify weather patterns
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1st Grade Science -- STEM Exploratory/Grade 1
A - STEM
- identify and solve a real-world issue that involves plants and animals by creating a new and imaginative solution
- use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve a real- world issue that involves light and sound
- use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve a real-world issue that involves magnets
- identify and solve a real-world issue that involves weather patterns by creating a new and imaginative solution
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1st Grade Science -- Computer Science/Grade 1
A - Computer Science
- recognize that technology provides the opportunity to enhance relevance, increase confidence, offer authentic choice, and produce positive impacts in learning
- use digital tools to build knowledge, produce creative artifacts, and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others
- identify the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected society and model behaviors that are safe, legal, and ethical
- use the Design Process (use, modify, create) with a variety of tools to identify and solve problems by creating new, modified, or imaginative solutions
- develop and employ Computational Thinking strategies (break-down, find patterns, and create algorithms) to identify and solve problems
- use digital tools to creatively share and express ideas
- use digital tools to collaborate with others both locally and globally
- select appropriate sources to conduct authentic research to produce a relevant and credible product
- understand how people can use technology